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Sugar Land to implement $19M city trails project to improve walkability

By Aubrey Vogel | 3:56 PM Mar 13, 2024 CDT
Updated 3:56 PM Mar 13, 2024 CDT

Sugar Land residents will better be able to navigate town on foot after the construction of three trails connecting the city.

How it happened

Working toward making Sugar Land a more walkable and bikeable place, the city of Sugar Land received a $19.36 million grant from the Houston-Galveston Area Council in December, which will provide funds to create three 10-foot-wide concrete trails throughout the city, said Melanie Beaman, Sugar Land transportation and mobility manager.

The details

The three trails will connect the city both north and south and east and west, Beaman said. The city does not anticipate starting any construction until July.

The trails funded by the grant include:

1. Sugar Land Trail Phase 1
Status: design phase
Location: along the west side of Ditch H from the Telfair neighborhood, traveling under Hwy. 59 and connecting to Phase 2 near the Smart Financial Centre
Cost: $9.09 million

2. Sugar Land Trail Phase 2
Status: not started
Location: along the north side of Lexington Boulevard between the Smart Financial Centre and Austin Parkway
Cost: $6.45 million

3. Gannoway Lake Trails
Status: not started
Location: connecting Cullinan Park to Gannoway Lake off Burney Road by creating a pedestrian path under Hwy. 6
Cost: $3.82 million

The trails will also provide much-needed pedestrian underpasses along Hwy. 6 and Hwy. 59, Beaman said.